8 years ago
Authorities are planning a memorial service for a police dog that was killed during an exchange of gunfire in which a suspect was killed. Police say the memorial for the 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, named Rooster, is planned for Friday. Police dog handlers from across the state are coming. The shooting happened earlier this month at a ...

8 years ago
The Hartleys can't help but joke that there must be something funny in the water at the family home near Mulvane because they have so many sets of twins. Two of the three daughters in the family have already had sets of twins. The youngest sister is expected to give birth to her own sets of ...

8 years ago
The Tony's Pizza Events Center and Saline County Livestock & Expo Center will be a flurry of activity on Monday in preparation of one of the biggest events of its kind in the Midwest. Vendors and exhibitors will move in on Monday in preparation of the 52nd Mid America Farm Expo, which is Tuesday Wednesday ...

8 years ago
Kansas Lottery players soon might be able to buy tickets from vending machines. The House voted in support of the move. Lottery spokeswoman Sally Lunsford says the measure would increase lottery revenue and cut labor costs for retailers, where ticket buyers could bypass clerks and use the self-service machines. She says 37 other states, including Missouri, Colorado ...

8 years ago
The Salina Parks and Recreation Department has partnered with the Sporting Club Network in efforts to bring advancement to youth soccer here in our community. The Sporting Club Network is the parent company of Sporting Kansas City and Swope Park Rangers. This partnership program will give member clubs and organizations exclusive access to opportunities and events ...

8 years ago
Americans who benefited from President Barack Obama's health care law and were relieved when a Republican push to repeal it failed are facing a new set of anxieties as President Donald Trump says the law will "explode." Premiums have risen and major insurers have backed out of the online state markets where people can buy insurance ...

8 years ago
While much-needed rain is in the forecast for much of Kansas, a little further to the south severe weather could accompany rain. Forecasters say storms packing tree-tumbling winds and car-denting hail could strike parts of the Plains, the latest round in a turbulent week of wild weather across the Midwest and South. Forecasters say the worst weather ...

8 years ago
Last season, both Kansas and Oregon were stopped shy of the Final Four. Oregon made sure it didn't happen twice. The high-octane Ducks shot 51 percent from the field and held Kansas to 35 percent as they fly into the Final Four for the first time since 1939 after a 74-60 victory at the Sprint Center. Kansas started ...

8 years ago
Kansas Congressman Dr. Roger Marshall is among those who are disappointed by the failed effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. The effort represented the GOP's first genuine opportunity to repeal Obama's statute. But House Speaker Paul Ryan shelved the bill to avert a certain defeat. He faced defections from centrist Republicans who thought ...

8 years ago
It’s tax time, and charitable donations are on our minds. What if your donation could make a positive difference in a disabled veteran’s life? The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism (KDWPT) issues hunting and fishing licenses to Kansas disabled veterans, free of charge. Licenses are paid for with funding provided by the State. ...

8 years ago
Kansas legislators who have resisted proposals to legalize marijuana for medical use are advancing a proposal aimed at making the state an industrial hemp powerhouse. The state House gave first-round approval Friday on a voice vote to a bill that would allow state universities and colleges to grow industrial hemp and conduct research on it. The ...